6 Gien LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS Plates black transferware French courtship stages

Set of 6: 'PLATES'
~The Language of Love~ by Gien France

White with black transferware designs.
Backstamp indicates manufacturing date between 1960-1971.
7-7/8" diameter

French plates illustrating the various stages of courtship using the language of love. Each plate has flower and a French sentence that has been roughly translated into English below:

'daisy': He loves me a little passionately.
'orange blossom': If my wife is a rose, I can say that I am her rose bush.
'poppy': Big beast, don't cry like that, I tell you that I'm marrying you.
'blue delicacy': Hands off, it stains.
'white rosebuds': Heart that ignores love ~or~ Love, what is that?
'hollyhock': I want to have a dozen.

***Very good condition. The 'daisy' plate is crazed and has 2 rough spots. The 'orange blossom' plate has a rough spot. There may be crazing on other pieces. See pictures. No original box.***

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